“Change is the only constant in life.” — Heraclitus — I’ve written many things in my lifetime. Brochures, newsletters, essays, research papers, training materials, class designs, sermons and letters of every type. But now I need to put something down that can be part of several Medium posts. Not just a rambling group of words on different subjects. For the…

Confessions of an optimist — “The pessimist complains about the winds. The optimist expects it to change. The realist adjusts the sails.” — William Arthur Ward I am a realistic optimist. I went through a time of almost becoming a pessimist. I had so many things go wrong and so much discouragement, that I almost…

My dad proved these were true. — Build your own dreams or someone else will hire you to build theirs. — Farrah Gray My dad built houses for a living. Later, he opened a repair company, installed Air Conditioning systems, owned real estate, and even taught school. As a young man, he started college at Auburn University…

Drive throughs and Covid-19 caused it — Since we have been “sheltered in place” in the pandemic, I haven’t been in a coffee shop. The last time I was in one was four months ago. All we have left now are the “drive-throughs” where the shop is really just one big coffee dispenser. No longer a home…

I’ve only made $2.75 — I can’t tell you how to succeed on Medium. I am not a success today. So far, I’ve earned $.86 and $1.89. Nobody wants to read about that or how I did it. But I can tell you some things about life I’ve picked up over the years. I’m one…

The key to success — Natural talent comes to some. Did you ever meet someone who was naturally talented? A person who was born with natural ability that caused them to do well with very little effort? There are those people. I met many of them when I studied music at Auburn University. …

Every morning at 4:30 AM the coffeemaker in my house drips hot water through the freshly ground dark roasted beans I prepared the night before. That aroma fills the house and awakens my senses to prepare for the day. …

But it was very different this year. — Neighborhood parades, patriotic concerts (I used to play trumpet in these), bar-b-ques, ice cream and apple pie, baseball games, and fireworks. I really like to celebrate the freedom we have in this nation. But this year is different. We are back under a “Shelter In Place” order because of the…

Turning setbacks into comebacks — Have you had a failure? Has it been a failure so bad you lost hope that you would ever get on top again? Do you feel like you are in the darkness with no hope of seeing light? 1. This is when hope can begin. Expect something good to happen…